Cover Story Ltd

We are specialized in worldwide postal history from prestamp to 1940s'

We also have an extensive, mainly topographical postcard stock that is not yet fully uploaded to the website, scans on request.

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Mexico (Picture Stationery) 1898 (14 Dec) 3c brown ‘Farmer’ card to Basel, Switzerland showing on front green image of horse-drawn trams in church square; good used condition.

Mexico

Covers and stamps / Mexico / Picture Stationery

£95

Chile 1890s 3c. illustrated stationery card entitled ‘Santiago’ with Arms of Switzerland, Germany and Austria; good unused.

Chile

Covers and stamps / Chile / Picture Stationery

£115

Spain 1668 (3 Agosto). Entire from Malaga to Lille, France,

Spain

Covers and stamps / Spain / Stampless mail

£75

Greece Samos - Picture POstal Stationery. 1912 5 lepta postal stationery card bearing four images on front of freedom fighter, Castle dated August 1824, at right Thermistoklis Sophoulis and at base Parliament dated November 1912, fine unused.

Greece

Covers and stamps / Greece / Picture Stationery

£95

Greece Picture Postal Stationery. 1897 10 lepta Hermes Head picture stationery card with view of Corfu with full message but unposted; vertical filing crease, small tear at top and a pin hole but still a worthwhile example of thi rare, early card.

Greece

Covers and stamps / Greece / Picture Stationery

£65

Hungary (Hand Illustrated Card). 1921 hand painted card franked 60f which partly overlays a charity label tied Gyor cds, with cartoon-like hand painted image of a couple dancing, the legend below including Anti-Semitic.

Hungary

Covers and stamps / Hungary / Illustrated

£65

Lithuania Central Lithuania 1921 (1.5) registered cover to Leipzig franked on reverse 1920 vertical pairs of 4m. Tower and Cathedral plus 6m. Rectors Insignia tied Wilno cds, registration handstamp on front, reverse with Berlin Customs checking handstamp, arrival cancel also tying 6m. pair; vertical and diagonal crease clear of adhesives.

Lithuania

Covers and stamps / Lithuania

£295

Estonia 1921 (12.III). Registered cover to Sweden franked privately roulette 1m. and pair of 2m. tied Viljandi Eesti cds, red registration handstamp at top left, without backstamp. The 2m with rounded bottom right corner.

Estonia

Covers and stamps / Estonia / Airmail

£75

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